Cane



1624,51 April 12 1927- R. FLEMING 9 CANE Filed April 1926 Patented Apr. 12, .1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE.

RIVES FLEMING, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

CANE.

Application filed April 9, 1926. Serial No. 100,952.

This invention relatesto canes, more spegrasped near the bottom and used in the cifically to canes capable of being used as manner of a tomahawk. a means of defense. What I claim is The object of this cane is to provide the 1. A combination of a. cane having a han- 4a user with a cane or walking stick which at a dle at right angles to the body thereof, a moments notice may be turned into a forblade pivoted at the joint of the handle and midable means of defense. the body of the cane, said blade adapted to The novelty of the cane lies chiefly in be closed into the body of the cane and mounting a blade in a cane in such a manopened into alinement with the handle of 0 ner, that-the cane can quickly be transferred the cane.

into a weapon of defense. A combination of a cane having a Further novelty lies in the manner of prohandle at right angles to the body thereof, a jecting the blade from the cane. blade pivoted at the joint of the handle and Still other novelty lies in the handle actthe body of the cane, a spring positioned in 15 ing as a weight to direct the point of the the cane, said spring resting against the face blade. of the blade to force the blade into an open In the drawings position, a locking means, the locking means Fig. 1 is a full length perspective of the consisting of an indent in the blade and a cane, bar, said bar capable of being moved into 20 Fig. 2 is a perspective of the cane with a or out of engagement with the indent.

aortlon of its len th removed ShOWID the 3. Acombinatlon of a cane havin a hanb D b knife blade in open position, and dle at right angles to the body thereof, a Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing the blade pivoted at the joint of the handle and means for operating the blade. the body of the cane, a spring positioned in 25 As shown in Fig. 1, the blade 1 is safely the cane, said spring resting against the encased in cane 2 and is controlled by a butface of the blade to force the blade into an ton 3 mounted in slot 4. open position, in alinement with the handle In Fig. 2 is shown a blade 1 in open posiof the cane, said handle acting as a weight tion from slot 5 and in alinement with to direct the point of the blade. 3O handle 5. 4. A combination of a cane having a han- In Fig. 3 is shown the blade 1 encased in dle at right angles to the body thereof, a cane 2, with a spring 6 resting against the blade pivoted at the jointof the handle and face of blade 1, a locking member 3 in enthe body of the cane, said blade adapted to gagement with indent 8 in blade 1, a pivotal be closed into the body of the cane and 35 member 9 on which the blade 1 operates. opened into alinement with the handle of the As actually used the cane presents all the cane and on the side of the cane opposite appearances of the usual walking stick. In the handle, said handle of the cane acting case of attack the user may by pressing butas a weight to direct the point of the blade. ton 3 release the blade which, because of In testimony whereofI afiix my signature.

40 spring 6, will spring into open position as shown in Fig. 2. The cane can then be RIVES FLEMING. 

